Conclusion: The future of rural crime prevention

Title
Conclusion: The future of rural crime prevention
Publication Date
2020-04-30
Author(s)
Harkness, Alistair
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3910-3122
Email: aharknes@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:aharknes
Mulrooney, Kyle
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1457-274X
Email: kmulroon@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:kmulroon
Editor
Editor(s): Alistair Harkness
Type of document
Book Chapter
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Routledge
Place of publication
London, United Kingdom
Edition
1
Series
Routledge Studies in Rural Criminology
DOI
10.4324/9780429460135-36
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/29108
Abstract

This chapter serves to summarise the themes of Rural Crime Prevention: Theories, Tactics and Techniques. In seeking to expand understanding of crime prevention in rural spaces, this book's framework has been premised on the truism that 'an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure' - and that we should seek to identify initiatives for prevention and control of rural crime and the improvement of service delivery to confront an increasingly important aspect of crime and crime control. Effective crime prevention can reduce lost output, harm and intangible costs, and oftentimes it is too expensive to wait until crimes are committed. A proactive response is necessary, and effective crime prevention initiatives can contribute to safe and secure communities and alleviate pressure on the formal elements of the criminal justice system. A key theme which emerges throughout various contributions in the collection - from scholars and practitioners alike - is the role of technology, applied in a variety of contexts and with both social and environmental applications, in controlling, reducing and - importantly - preventing rural crime.

Link
Citation
Rural Crime Prevention: Theory, Tactics and Techniques, p. 319-329
ISBN
9781138625143
9780429460135
Start page
319
End page
329

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